| Acronym | Meaning |
| ETCE | Effects Of Tropical Convection Experiment |
| ACVC | Arms Control Verification Committee |
| TID | Traveling Ionospheric Disturbance |
| VAD | Velocity-azimuth Display |
| DISN | Defense Information Systems Network |
| DR | Discrepancy Report |
| DASC | Division Of Advanced Scientific Computing |
| NSC | Network Systems Corporation |
| AMS | Accelerator Mass Spectrometer |
| FMECA | Failure Modes Effects And Critical Analysis |